The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-15
DR.. De COSTA'S TALKS
YESTERDAY AND LAST EVENING,
The Movement TO Establish a Home for
friondless Women started, and, Money
sabscribed-prereqais.tss OF Hesorm
and socinl Purity set Forth,

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Society and the Florence Mission, OF New
York, addressed q large number OF ladies
atthe First Presbyterian Church yesterday
afternoon, and somewhat over two hun.
dred ladies and gentlemen at the Opera
Hounc last evening. The ladies present
in the afternoon were for Tho most part
we'll known church workers and active In
all public charities. Last night tho au.
dlenes,i though not large, was unusually
representative. There was not a man Of
middle age or upwards whose name Is not
known to everybody In Wheeling, and
the younger men and ladics were nearly
all Of the leading families. A quartet!e
composed Of Mrs. dAuria, Mias Forsythe,
Mr.. W. B. Day and Prof. Hammond, with
Signor d'Auris at the piano, sang "Rescue
the P%eriahing,' and Rev. Dr.. Cunningham
led In prayer. go
Dr.. 4. Il. Logan then introduced Rev.
Dr., De Costa. In doing go, Dr.. Logan
spoke briefly Of the evil which ia aimed
at by the present movement here. and
gaid the chief embarrassment met with In
dealing with 1t was it's magnitude.
THE CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE.
Dr. De Costs's talk was plain, practical
and earnest. Ho said two things were
nimed at In this refosm-provention and
cure. Until tho Inception Of the White
Cross movement the way the church and
society had treated this evil was with 81.
lence. They had agreed to say nothing
about 1t. What wan the result2 One re-
en!f was the increaae in the number OF tho
fallen who arc mere children. The evil,
ignored, has grown. Parents have allowed
their daughters to DO exposed to tempta.
tiona Of which they had been kept In 10.
%norance, and when they erred q hairs
breadth had cast them out into tho world,
with no alternative but q life Of shame.
This policy-this conspiracy, he might
say-of silence, the speaker thought from
the signs Of the times was about to be
abandoned. From MISUNDERSTANDING what
was considered incursble, the church and
aoclety are passing to active efforts to pro-
vent the fall Of women and reform those
who have fallen. 1.-THE question:" he
said, "is not whether vice can be stopped,
but whether 1t shall continue with nv
connivance and connent and yours."
A CONSPIRACY AGAINST woMRN.
Dr.. DeCoata said tho laws aud society
had formed Q conspiracy Rgainst women.
Girls are paid much less than boys for the
same work. An investigation made by
New York city authorities showed that Of
1900 working girls who had fallen, only 5
per cent made as high as IS a week before
their fall. Only q few mado as high 90 Sc.
The majority made 81 and 50 per week.
III you want girls to be honest and virtu.
ous and decent" ha said, you must pay
them wages on which they can afford to
be-"
The double standard oil morality set up
by society, one for men and one for wo-
men, was denounced. "When a lady
passes a p!oflgate man, does ahe draw
aside the hem Of her dainty robes and
look the other way? The truth Of history
compels me TO cay that she doss-some-
times-if he 10 poor. But if he has his
horaes and his diamonds and his gold, he
is welcomed in her psrlor."
Asa While Gross man he asked that bad
men be treated just the game as bad
women.
He advocated tho establishment OIL q
home for ~friendless women here. Refer.
ring to the objection on the score Of ex.
peEso, he said it was unworthy OF a ChriH-
lian. Throughout he was listened to with
the closest attention, and al the conclusion
OF his remarks lie was applauded.
ss& A START MADE.
Rev. MIR. Jor dan, pastor Of the Baptist
Church, then came forward, and named
Meesra. Bell, Ltnch, Atkinson aud Gee to
call upon each psrson in the audience and
solicit subscriptions to establish such a
home as is contemplated. It is only de-
sired to raise 81 1000 at the start. A very
encouraging start was made.
While theee gentlemen were engaged
Ia this work Mrs. d. Auria sang a solo,
Como unto me-" at the conclusion
Rev. DR.. Randolph pronounced the bene-
diction.
In referring to the small audience, Dr..
De Costa said that the need OF reform in
this direction was emphasized by the
audience-not 10 much by the people
who were present as by those who re-
manned away.
GRAND opening Of '""The Garden" No.